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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#68 :: 12 April 2013
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POLITICS

1. Moscow Times: Over 3 Meters of Snow Fell on Moscow This Winter.
2. Interfax: Russians see little change in effectiveness of anti-corruption fight, poll shows.
3. Vedomosti: March 2013 Opinion Poll Shows ‘Fatigue’ Hitting Putin’s Popularity, Re-election Prospects.
4. BBC Monitoring: Putin falls short of expectations, but cabinet is under threat instead – TV.
5. Valdai Discussion Club/Russian Analytical Digest : Richard Krumm and Felix Hett, The Russian Dream: Justice, Liberty, and a Strong State.
6. The National Interest: James Carden, Russia’s Unpopular Intelligentsia.
7. www.opendemocracy.net: Sergei Guriev, The System: shifting the tectonic plates. (re Alena Ledeneva’s Can Russia Modernise? Sistema, Power Networks and Informal Governance)
8. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Apr. 12, 2013.
9. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Georgy Bovt, What drives ‘nationalization’ of Russia’s elite? The Russian anti-corruption campaign gains momentum. Will the Russian public be in favor of even stronger measures?
10. www.russiatoday.com: Experts forecast nationalist caucus in next Duma.
11. Moscow Times: Just Russia Chairman Signals Shift Toward Kremlin.
12. Interfax: Kremlin advises officials to start closing foreign accounts, including those in CIS.
13. Bloomberg: Russian Cabinet Member to Repatriate Assets as Restrictions Loom. (Igor Shuvalov)
14. Interfax: Human rights activists asking authorities to release info on NGOs getting foreign grants.
15. BBC Monitoring: Russian Public Chamber opens hotline for complaints over NGO checks.
16. RIA Novosti: ‘Foreign Agent’ Election Watchdog Told to Vacate Office. (Golos)
17. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Eighty six people more may become defendants in Bolotnaya mass disorders case.
18. Russia! Magazine: Sean Guillory, An Autopsy of a Protest. (re Bolotnaya)
19. AP: Russian official: opposition leader Navalny’s public stance triggered probe against him.
20. Slon.ru: Commentator Questions Expectations Putin Will Not Imprison Navalnyy. (Oleg Kashin)
21. Slon.ru: Commentator Predicts Repressions, Show Trials in ‘Navalnyy’s Russia.’ (Konstantin Gaaze)
22. www.opendemocracy.net: Richard Sakwa, Investigator Bastrykin and the search for enemies.
23. The Economist: Repression in Russia. Put in his place. Vladimir Putin comes under fire abroad for repressive laws at home.
24. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Pavel Felgenhauer, Amid Paranoia, Moscow Increasingly Cracks Down on Human Rights Groups.
25. BBC Monitoring: Russian Public TV boss defends project independence, content plans in interview.
26. Moscow Times: Michael Bohm, Putin Has More Free Speech Than All Media.
27. BBC Monitoring: Radio looks at immigrant crime-related tensions in Russia’s main cities.
28. Bloomberg: Putin Builds Space-Arms Defense as Russia Targets Mars, Moon.

ECONOMY

29. Reuters: Russia at risk of sliding into recession, economy minister says.
30. Interfax: SUMMARY: Russian growth forecast slashed by third.
31. Interfax: Capital outflow from funds investing in Russian stocks breaks record again – experts.
32. ITAR-TASS: Proposals again made in Russia to declare amnesty for economic crimes.
33. New York Times: Russia Skips Hybrids in Push for Cars Using Natural Gas.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

34. Gazeta.ru Poll Shows Cooling of Russians’ Attitude Toward US, China, Japan, Warming Toward Georgia.
35. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant: Foreign ministers reiterate divergences at G8 summit.
36. Interfax: G8 foreign ministers reach consensus on intl’ topics despite initial differences – Lavrov.
37. RIA Novosti: Matvienko Slams Europe Over ‘Russophobia’ and Visa Stance.
38. Moscow Times: Washington to Release Magnitsky Blacklist Today.
39. Reuters: Russia warns U.S. on human rights law, seeks to limit damage.
40. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Moscow preparing response to Magnitsky list.
41. Reuters: U.S.-Russia “reset” stalled, nominee for NATO commander says.
42. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Interfax: Russian ambassador to Afghanistan addresses security.
43. Moscow Times: Song and Dance Patch Up Georgian-Russian Relations.
44. BBC Monitoring: Georgian president resolved not to cooperate with commission on 2008 war.
45. Civil Georgia: PM: ‘We Should Establish Truth’ over August War.